Château de Craon
Craon Castle
Craon
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- Prices
- from €10.00
- Visit duration
- 75 min
- Where
- Craon
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Château de Craon stands in Craon (Mayenne), in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century, second half of the 18th century, first half of the 19th century). Adult admission costs 10 EUR. Its opening hours and prices were verified at the source on September 9, 2026.
Built at the end of the 18th century for the Marquis d'Armaillé, Craon castle combines a neoclassical tuffeau-stone façade with interiors largely reworked during the Belle Époque. Visitors can see an entrance hall and grand staircase designed by Jules Visseaux, four 18th-century drawing rooms furnished in Louis XVI style, and a 47-hectare park crossed by the Oudon river. The estate also retains notable outbuildings: an orangery, an ice house, a former stud farm and a chapel.
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What to know
- A visit to the château and gardens takes around 1 hour 15 minutes.
- The adult admission fee is 10 euros.
- Free parking is available at the entrance to the park for visitors.
- Saint-Eutrope chapel, visible from the park's avenue, is not open to visitors.
- The estate covers 47 hectares, with a French formal garden and an English landscape park.
Practical information
Opening hours
| Monday | 13:00-19:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 13:00-19:00 |
| Wednesday | 13:00-19:00 |
| Thursday | 13:00-19:00 |
| Friday | 13:00-19:00 |
| Sunday (today) | 13:00-19:00 |
- Parc
- du 1er avril au 1er novembre : 13h-19h
- Château
- du 1er juillet au 31 août : visites à 14h30, 16h00 et 17h30
Annual closures : Saturday (privatised for wedding receptions)
Prices
- Adult
- €10.00
- Reduced
- €8.00
- Visit duration
- 75 min
- Wheelchair access
- Not verified
- Dogs
- Not verified
- Parking
- Free parking located at the entrance of the park for visitors
visitors with reduced mobility can enter by car and park on the side of the château
On site
- Picnic area
- Child-friendly
Where this château is
Craon · Mayenne · Pays de la Loire
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Address
11 Av. de Champagne, 53400 Craon
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- Period of construction
- 17th century, second half of the 18th century, first half of the 19th century
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Information verified on September 9, 2026 · Hours and prices: see the official website
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q2969074
- Mérimée PA00109493
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